The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-01-19
THE SUCCI SECRET.
A Doctor Thinks He Has Penetrated the
Italian Mystery.

IPittsburg Dispatch.l
DR.. Griffith, a fat and jolly physician of
Verona, up the Allegheny Valley Railroad,
thinks ne has struck the key to the Succi
secret. He is not a patent medicine man
only regular praeticing physician of the
old school, with decided tendency toward
corpulency. Combating this has led to q
twenty years study of the subject, upon
which he wrote a book some years ago. 1t
was he who invented the Allen anti-fat rem
edies, which he did not patent, but the secret
OF which he gave to the public. The Pc
Ioleum pellets, consumption cure, was
another remedy which he originated and
gave to the public, resping no reward but
from his own practice.
His latest achievement is a preparation
which he facetousy calls "anti-hunger,'
and which he believes very nearly APP
proeches the preparation of the italian
scientist, Succi, now being commented upon
by the medical world. "Ant-hunger," how
ever, Is mlsnomer, except in the sense that
all food is 'anti-hunger" Speaking of the
material to reporter. who visited him at
bis office yesterday, the doctor said:
Fat is the result Of an improper distribu-
ton of the food properties taken into the
system. What should go to repair the waste
of bone, nerve and blood, simply goes to
build up adipose tissues. The base of all
snti-fat remedies is the cutting off Of all such
foods as produce fat. Ali substances abound
ing in oil u starch. That is what 1 think
the anti-hunger will do. 1t is a LIQUID Ia
which the best food properties known which
go TO repair the waste of bone, nerve and
blood are held in emulsion, and with the
least possible fat-makiDg properties. This is
no patent medicine. 1 am regular physi-
clan, and not patent medicine man. When
L get my tests completed | shall give the
secret TO the public through the fraternity.
Until that time / shall not make it public
property, though / make no secret of the
composition.
"A few weeks ago 1 weighed 2O5 pounds.
For ten days tasted taking only certain
amount of this preparation. | reduced my
weight fourteen pounds, and suffered not
the slightest weakness or trouble. 1 drank
nothing whatever during the period, and l
did not feel the want of any liquids. A
large proportion CT adipose tissue consists of
water, and anything reducing the amount OF
liquid taken into the system reduces the fat.
This preparation, to large extent does
away with the desire for liquids. The first
day felt hungry, but after that did not;
nor did 1 feel the faintness that always fol-
lows hunger. So little did 1t affect me that
my smoking was not interfered with. Under
other circumstances any sickness or de-
rangement of my system makes smok-
ing dlstasteful TO me, nor did it in
terfeIe in the least with my
business. 1 simply took certain
amount of this medicine or tonic once each
day. This kept up my strength and prevented
a waste Of blood and nerve tissue, and starved
the fat. think any one by its use easily
reduce their weight one pound week with
out inconvenience. have used 1t for some
months, both as treatment to reduce corpu-
lence, and in all sorts of stomach difficulties,
such as dyspepsia. had lady patient who
lost thirty pounds of flesh in twenty-six
days, and another who lost thirteen pounds
in twelve days. Neither feel any inconyen-
fence from its use, and are to-day in better
health than before.
''As l said before, l shall give my formula
to the medical profession when my tests are
completed, which will not be long"